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Home My WebLink About1967/09/11-Agenda-Pre-Council Alft MINUTES Pre-Council Conference September 11, 1967 Present Late Absent 1. McKinley 7. Sarsgard (Item 1) None 2. Dunham 8. Stovall (Item 5) 3. Kemble 9. Hoover (Item 5) 4. Wilson 5. Kersnick 6 Guinn I t e m Follow-Up 1. Region 8 Dinner Meeting, TML, September 14, 190 MAE AND ROY - Consolidate reserva- tions and make check for TML The City Manager asked if members of the Council would he in attendance, and requested that reservations be turned [ in to the City Manager's Office by Tuesday noon. 2. Benefit Hearings: Eight Locations on the East ROY - Advise Public Works of Side, and Decatur Avenue Council Action. There was no discussion of the projects which were approved and the hearings closed at the regular meeting. 3. Fire & Police Training Center Improvements ROY - Advise PW of Council approval IR #1264 Mr. Kemble asked if the Training Tower and Pistol Range were included in the original contract. The City Manager answered that the tower is covered on a separate contract (the $610,410 contract included only the main building) and that equipment for the pistol range was purchased on a separate transaction (M&C P-579). Mayor ttLU McKinley inquired about the cost of the pistol range. Q ��Ax. Information was furnished that structural costs are in- eluded in the $610,410, and that equipment for the range is valued at $23,667. Installation of the equipment (M&C C-1059) will cost $5,235. M&C's C-1059, C-1064 and C-1065 were approved during the regular Council meeting. 4. Bomber Road Paving (M&C C-1060) ROY - Advise PW of Council approval Mayor McKinley commended the City Manager and . General Dynamics officials for the agreement arranged for the paving of Bomber Road. The agreement was approved by Council Members during the regular meeting. 5. Agreement with Turnpike Authority - Ederville ROY - Complete contract document:. Road Opening & Paving (M&C C-1062) for execution and transmission to Turnpike Authority in coordination The City Manager explained the Ederville Road pro- with PW. ject as proposed. Mr. Sarsgard asked if there were any limitations on the width of Ederville Road at Weiler GENE - Advise PW to study alterna- Blvd. The Public Works Director said that the storm tive alignments for submission to drain structure, as tentatively planned at that location, the office before initiating net, would limit the practical width of the roadway to 60 ft. discussions with the Turnpike (SU will cost $70,000 and consist of an enclosed than- Authority. nel). Mr. Sarsgard asked if we were irrevocably committed to this overall plan of improvement as outlined in the agreement. Mr. Graham said no. Mr. Kemble asked if the eat:thound exit ramp of the turnpike could go under Oakland, thus alleviating Lilt' 2 traffic jam at that intersection. Mr. Graham answered that it would be economically impractical, but not impossible if desired. He said that one-way service roads on each side of the turnpike had been studied, but that the separation of crossovers by one mile (Oakland and Weiler) rendered such an arrangement infeasible. Dr. Guinn asked if it would be practical to construcr a bridge over the turnpike at some midway point. Mr. Graham said that such a venture would require the purchase of pro- hibitively-priced residential property. Mr. Dunham asked if schematic renderings of ideas pro- pi+sed by the East Side Citizens ' League had been studied by the Public Works Department. Mr. Graham raid yes. Dr. Guinn asked whether free .ic( .ss through the turn- pike's ten-cent ramps would alter the necus in the area and Mr. Sarsgard answered that both the exit and entrance ramp:, would be needed to complement each other. Mr. Graham answered affirmatively on both comments, Mr. Hoover asked if arrangements had been made for east- bound Ederville Road to underpass Oakland. Mr. Graham answered that this flow would have to cross Oakland at the grade, and that any alternatives would be very costly. Mr. Wilson questioned the possibility of creating a turnpike exit East of Oakland. Mr. Graham said that any such arrangement would have to be negotiated with the Turnpike Authority and was unlikely because of the ten-cent ramp's revenues. Mr. Wilson asked what the primary demands of citizens seemed to be regarding improvements in the area. Mr. Graham said that citizens dislike paying, ten-cents in order to exit east of Oakland and further dislike the alternative of t.sking circular routes in order to avoid the ten-cent toll charge. Mr. Hoover asked it there were any agreements made with the Turnpike Authority, upon opening the Oakland ramps, re- garding protection of the ten-cent ramps revenues. Mr. Grahaw said that there may have been some oral agreement made, but that negotiations regarding the ramp openings occurred before he be- came Public Works Director. Mr. Hoover commented that northbound Oakland traffic turning west onto the turnpike created severe traffic conges- tion and questioned the feasibility of an additional on-ramp just east of Oakland. Mr. Graham agreed that such a ramp would relieve some of the congestion, but said that the ramp might notprovide sufficient 'heaving" distance for the traffic exiting the turnpike (westbound) at Oakland Upon further questioning, Mr. Graham said that the feasibility of such a plan had not been fully investigated. Mr. Graham said further that there were probably other alternatives for improvement, but that the one proposed should be executed in agreement at the present time. Mr. Dunham asked if the City would be, by this agreement, irrevocably committed to the outlined plan. Mr. Gialiam answered in the negative saying that it would merely give the City land- purchase options and the maintenance of Bridge Street from IH 820 to Oakland Boulevard. Dr. Guinn asked if it would be possible to purchase the ten-cent ramps from the Turnpike Authority. Mr. Graham answered that this was something which would have to be worked out with the Turnpike Authority. Mr. Graham then explained the Wilson-Weiler juncture at Ederville Road and the offset crossover to Bridge Street. He 3 said preliminary studies had been made regarding the possibility of realigning Weiler to connect with the crossover, but that a building permit was taken out for construction of an apartment complex in the primarily- considered right-of-way. However, he said an alternate right-of-way would be studied. The City Manager suggested that the subject agreement he executed now, with a study of alternatives to be made in the meantime and a report of findings made to the Council upon completion, which action was approved at the regular Council meeting. b. Purchase of Concrete for Park and Recreation ROS' - Advise Campbell of Council Department decision. _ l There was no discussion of the purchase which was awarded on the basis that the two low local tie bidders would be permitted to draw lots. 7. Report on Air Pollution Control in Fort Worth HOWARD - for assignment and Tarrant County (IR #1263) Mr. Sarsgard explained the work dl,)ne by the Regional Committee and said that a report would be published within 60 to 90 days, which would probably include a model anti-air pollution ordinance. He suggested that the Council await the report before taking any action on the air-pollution problem. Mr. Hoover suggested the Council study the report and acknowledge its receipt, but not to take any other official action. It was the consensus that the report would be distributed on the basis of information to interested parties and that no City Council approval or endorsement is intended or implied. f 4.;�� iU� ,Im., �r r